Rise of the Independents July 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment Independence Day comes once a year in the United States, but in politics we are witnessing the rise of an “independents’ era.” And that unaligned group is reshaping the way we understand the two-party system. CONT. Dante Chinni, NBC News Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)